Daily puzzles — 2026-09-17
Slot 1: pot-odds
Correct action: Call.
- Pot: 20 BB
- Bet: 7 BB
- To call: 7 BB
- Required equity: call / (pot + bet + call) = 7 / (20 + 7 + 7) = 7/34 = 20.6%
- Your hand: 9s, Qc
- Villain: 8s, Ah
- Flop: 8c, 5c, 2s
- Verdict: 28.9% clears the 20.6% you need, so calling wins chips long-run.
| Metric | Value |
|---|---|
| Required equity | 20.6% |
| Your equity | 28.9% |
| EV of calling | +2.82 BB |
Slot 2: hand-reading
Hand B wins.
- Hand A: 7d, Ad
- Hand B: 5h, 6s
- Board: 2h, 9d, Jc, 3s, 4s
Slot 3: icm
Correct action: Fold.
- Seat C shoves: 3,000 chips
- Seat A stack: 12,000 chips
- Dead money already in the pot: 600 chips
- Win probability if called: 40.0%
- Chip-EV of calling: -360 chips
- Chip-EV of folding: 0 chips
- Verdict: $EV(call) -5.46 falls short of $EV(fold) 0.00 — a risk premium of $5.46.
| Metric | Value |
|---|---|
| $EV(call) | $-5.46 |
| $EV(fold) | $0.00 |
| Risk premium | $5.46 |
Slot 4: push-fold
Optimal action: Fold.
- Stack: 5 BB
- Position: Small blind
- Structure: No antes
- Nash range: 77% of the grid jams at this depth — see the grid below.
| Action | EV (BB) |
|---|---|
| Jam | -0.61 |
| Fold (optimal) | -0.50 |
Slot 5: find-the-nuts
The nuts on each street.
- Flop board: Ac, 9h, 2s
- Flop nuts: Ad, Ah or Ad, As or Ah, As
- Flop why: Three of a kind — no other two-card holding beats this board.
- Turn board: Ac, 9h, 2s, 5s
- Turn nuts: 3c, 4c or 3c, 4d or 3c, 4h or 3c, 4s or 3d, 4c or 3d, 4d or 3d, 4h or 3d, 4s or 3h, 4c or 3h, 4d or 3h, 4h or 3h, 4s or 3s, 4c or 3s, 4d or 3s, 4h or 3s, 4s
- Turn why: A straight — no other two-card holding beats this board.
- River board: Ac, 9h, 2s, 5s, 7d
- River nuts: 6c, 8c or 6c, 8d or 6c, 8h or 6c, 8s or 6d, 8c or 6d, 8d or 6d, 8h or 6d, 8s or 6h, 8c or 6h, 8d or 6h, 8h or 6h, 8s or 6s, 8c or 6s, 8d or 6s, 8h or 6s, 8s
- River why: A straight — no other two-card holding beats this board.